Software Engineer III (AI/ML)

Software Engineer III (AI/ML) Plano, Texas To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge ( Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge ( Refer a friend To proceed with your application, you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge ( Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge ( Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. 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Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us! Job Description: This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Job expectations include a strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns. LOB Position Summary This position is part of Bank of America’s Erica, Chat, and Voice Technology organization. The team builds next-generation AI, Search, and Conversational platforms that power virtual financial assistant and search capabilities across multiple channels. Candidate will design, develop, test, and support scalable software solutions and AI-powered applications. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals, experience working with modern AI/ML technologies, and the ability to collaborate effectively within an Agile delivery team. Responsibilities: Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas Automates manual release activities Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance) Implement high-quality code following enterprise standards, architecture patterns, and engineering best practices. Participate in solution design discussions and contribute to technical implementation decisions. Develop and integrate AI/ML-powered capabilities into enterprise applications. Support implementation of Generative AI and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions. Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and backend services. Perform code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices. Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application and production issues. Ensure solutions meet security, performance, scalability, and reliability requirements. Collaborate with product owners, architects, and engineering teams to deliver business requirements. Support deployment, monitoring, and optimization of applications across enterprise environments. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives. Required Qualifications: 3+ years of software development experience using Java, Python, or related technologies. Strong object-oriented programming and software design skills. Experience building enterprise applications and RESTful web services. Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and experience developing AI-enabled applications. Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and modern AI frameworks. Experience implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions and retrieval techniques. Experience working with source control tools such as Git. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Experience working in Agile development environments. Desired Qualifications: Experience with Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, SOLR, or similar search platforms. Experience with AI/ML frameworks and model integration. Experience with vector databases, embeddings, and semantic search. Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized deployments. Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. Experience with Cassandra, Redis, or other distributed data technologies. Understanding of MLOps, model deployment, monitoring, and observability concepts. Experience with chatbot, conversational AI, or virtual assistant platforms. Experience with prompt engineering and model evaluation techniques. Experience with GPU-based AI workloads and inference platforms. Skills: Application Development Automation Influence Solution Design Technical Strategy Development Architecture Business Acumen DevOps Practices Result Orientation Solution Delivery Process Analytical Thinking Collaboration Data Management Risk Management Test Engineering Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field or equivalent experience Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40 Bank of America and its affiliates consider for employment and hire qualified candidates without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. 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